NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 15

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 15.

Thursday

Cronulla v Dolphins

Jack Bostock (Dolphins)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Will Kennedy (57 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Friday

Canberra v North Queensland

Chad Townsend (North Queensland)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Matt Timoko (45 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 2nd offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    $2500 - guilty / no contest
    $1800 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800

Seb Kris (Canberra)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Tom Dearden (78 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 2nd offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    $2500 - guilty / no contest
    $1800 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800

South Sydney v Brisbane

Richie Kennar (South Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Selwyn Cobbo (31 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Jordan Riki (Brisbane)

  • Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Cameron Murray (50 min)
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • 2nd offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    3 matches - guilty / no contest
    2 matches - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches

Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Contrary Conduct on Jordan Riki (56 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    2 matches - guilty / no contest
    $3000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000

Saturday

Wests Tigers v Gold Coast

No player charged

Warriors v Melbourne

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors)

  • Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Grant Anderson (60 min)
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • His options:
    2 matches - guilty / no contest
    1 match - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match

Parramatta v Sydney

Kelma Tuilagi (Parramatta)

  • Grade 3 Dangerous Throw on Lindsay Collins (4 min)
  • Base penalty 5 matches
  • His options:
    5 matches - guilty / no contest
    4 matches - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - disputes grading. Hearing Tuesday 6pm.
  • UPDATED PLEA: No contest. Hearing cancelled. 5 matches.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Shaun Lane (33 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    2 matches - guilty / no contest
    $3000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000

Naufahu Whyte (Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Ryan Matterson (70 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Sunday

Manly v St George Illawarra

Christian Tuipulotu (St George Illawarra)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Reuben Garrick (37 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Newcastle v Penrith

No players charged


Return dates

All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:

Round 17

David Klemmer (Wests Tigers)

Kurt Mann (Canterbury - bye Round 15)

Round 18

Josh Aloiai (Manly - bye Round 17)

Round 20

Joseph Suaalii (NSW/Sydney - byes in Rounds 14 and 19)


Refresher: NRL judiciary code table

OFFENCEGRADE1ST OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets)2ND OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets)3RD OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets)
High Tackle - Careless1$1500 ($1000)$2500 ($1800)2 matches ($3000)
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)4 matches (3)
 33 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
High Tackle - Reckless 4 (1) #4 matches (3)5 matches (4)6 matches (5)
 5 (2) 5 matches (4)6 matches (5)7 matches (6)
 6 (3)6 matches (5)7 matches (6)8 matches (7)
Dangerous Contact1$1500 ($1000)$2500 ($1800)2 matches ($3000)
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)4 matches (3)
 33 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
Dangerous Throw1$1500 ($1000)2 matches ($2500)3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 35 matches (4)6 matches (5)7 matches (6)
Striking1$2000 ($1500)2 matches ($3000)4 matches (3)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 34 matches (3)5 matches (4)6 matches (5)
Crusher Tackle1$2000 ($1500)2 matches ($3000)4 matches (3)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 34 matches (3)5 matches (4)6 matches (5)
Contrary Conduct1$1500 ($1000)$2500 ($1800)2 matches ($3000)
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)4 matches (3)
 33 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
Shoulder Charge1$2000 ($;1500)2 matches ($3000)4 matches (3)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 34 matches (3)5 matches (4)6 matches (5)

# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.

Source for judiciary code table.